The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-10-05
LoWutseSviI2c's LnconicS.
I.owyDEsvILLE, Sept. 2G, 1887.
LowNDEsvILLE, Oct. 8, L

LuwNDESYILLE, Oct. ), l:SI.
4 nice rain last Wcdn eSduy.
No frost yet. Sill fire adds to GncS comfort.
Planters are very busy gathering their pro,
uurc.
our town is now cotton mart of consider.
ab!e magnitude.
Our merchants are now paying "the top oi
the MARKET" for cotton, either In cash, or
goods ut prices that defy competitor.
Some of our planters this year tried some OF
the Spanish COOLERS, and were much pleased
with them.
4 writer in atlanta Constitution pronounces
the above variety Of gr0und-nuts, "the coming
than the peas, and no better forage for cattle
Mr. ". ii Il. McGruder. OF Anderson pass
cd here on the rnllrCad. last Friday. en- route
To Charleston, with car load Of cattle,
Rev W. :. Martin went To Chappclis last
Monday To assi,t Rev. &. ID. Mann In pro-
traclrd meeting mt that place.
Mrs, Gillian and her children left here last
Tuesday for their home in kingstree.
Mr.. J. r. Latimcr reached home last Satur-
day week, from successful canvass OF sever
nj Georgia counties, selling the Taylor &
Cox firp-cXtingu!shers.
ing IN Tie Baplis: church, und continued It
Til Wednesday. He also baptiseG Mrs. Peggy
Williams on that day.
Master Charlie Horton has been dangerous.
ly sick for the past week or two
Mr.. J. q. Donalds little baby has been in n
very critical condition for several days.
These parents have our best wishes ior the
specify recovery Of their loved one.
Miss Matte Baker on lust Monday started
on quite lengthy visit, 10 her sister, Mrs.
Robert Jones' I'm Texas.
Mr.. J. NJ. Baker, last Thursday paid Angus
Ia or some body else. quite n short visit.
McsSrs T. Baker & Son have added greatly
to the comfort of pedestrians, at lcnst In mud
dy weather, 10y suw-duSting the sidewalk
along their stores, North Of Maine street.
There las been organized In the Methodist
church IL this llacc, Il singing class which is
quite liberal III its arrangements: 1t ish sing.
ing class not a uuior. All who have enough
emusic In their SOGl to raise single note
are Invited To Join Irrespective of ucnomina-
tional lines or predictions. II Is gotten up
solely 10 better the music in our town and
community.
1t Is said 10y some Of the knowing ones, that
treo Is one year old, for each Of its rings,
then the onk lately removed from the centre
OF Main street, was one hundred and thirty
seven years old. Mr. II. y. Mcconnell dyna.
Illtrd the Old tree, after II was cut. ana II ~
could laugh, II WAS no doubt "much ticklrd
at the futile att cmpt made to shatter It's near
~ Il century and Il halt old trunk. more
powerful explosive will have TO be gotten up.
Report says that one OF our young men, see
inS another young man with picture, That
he, our fellow, laid claim 10, went to Judge
Moore and had IAN attachment" issued for II.
can't vourh for this. IL will, Of course b"
understood thai the picture above referred 10.
wHS 4 young lady's photo.
Miss Mary lirOc!sinton returned to her low
country home last week. Her visit was pro-
ductive of much pleasure to several OF our
young men, and her departure has left an
icr's receipts will be largely augmented, and
the railroads leading cOnStwardS may expect
to sell several, Thousand milo tickets I'M
mcdiately. II not Spnncr, IEolif